Michael Kinnamon – Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics
An examination of religion's role and the ethical dimensions behind top news headlines.Mon, 26 Feb 2018 18:35:49 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.1Christian Leaders Meet with Obama on Election Evehttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2010/11/02/christian-leaders-meet-with-obama-on-election-eve/7417/
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2010/11/02/christian-leaders-meet-with-obama-on-election-eve/7417/#disqus_threadTue, 02 Nov 2010 21:22:33 +0000http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/?p=7417President Obama hosted a November 1 White House meeting with about 20 US Christian leaders affiliated with the National Council of Churches and its global humanitarian agency, Church World Service.More →

]]>On the day before the midterm elections (November 1, 2010), President Barack Obama hosted a White House meeting with about 20 US Christian leaders affiliated with the National Council of Churches (NCC) and its global humanitarian agency, Church World Service. According to the leaders, the meeting, which lasted about 40 minutes, was not political, but rather a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the modern ecumenical movement. Still, participants acknowledged that politics did come up as the group discussed the current divisive political climate, the economy, poverty and hunger, and the continuing crisis in the Middle East. The White House did not announce the meeting and had no statement other than to confirm that it took place. After the meeting, Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly managing editor Kim Lawton spoke with three of the participants: Rev. Michael Kinnamon, NCC general secretary; Rev. Peg Chemberlin, NCC president; and Stan Noffsinger, general secretary of the Church of the Brethren. They gave background on the meeting, described some of the topics raised, and addressed criticisms by some in the religious community that the Obama administration hasn’t been doing enough faith-based outreach.

]]>Watch excerpts from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly senior associate producer Patti Jette Hanley’s interviews with religious leaders at a September 7 press conference in Washington, DC to denounce bigotry against Muslims in America. Listen to Dr. Roy Medley, general secretary of the American Baptist Churches; Rabbi Steve Gutow, president and CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs; Dr. Michael Kinnamon, general secretary of the National Council of Churches; Dr. Sayyid Syeed, national director of the Islamic Society of North America’s Office of Interfaith and Community Alliance; and Dr. Welton Gaddy, president of the Interfaith Alliance.